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How to raise the national IQ (and get yourself fired)

From FOX News:

Wal-Mart Cashier Says He Was Fired Over MySpace Bomb Joke
A former Wal-Mart cashier says he was fired for joking on his MySpace page that the average IQ would increase if a bomb were dropped on the company's stores.

David Noordewier said he was fired Feb. 27 for posting the message, which he said was a joke and not a threat.

"I told them that this was crazy," Noordewier told The Flint Journal. "It's not like I have a fighter jet in my backyard to drop a bomb with. Then they escorted me out to the parking lot."

Noordewier said store officials had him sign an acknowledgment that he was fired for "gross misconduct — integrity issue."

Wal-Mart spokeswoman Kory Lundberg confirmed that Noordewier no longer worked for the company but would not discuss why.

Unemployment officials said Noordewier did not qualify for benefits because he had made a threat.

Ouch - not qualifying for benefits will sting a bit... Noordewier's parting comment was:

"If you have a MySpace site, you better act like you're a politician," he said. "Be politically correct and don't try to be funny."

Should have thought of that sooner. And of course, the upshot of this is that any future prospective employer, when Googling his name, will find this story... Posted by DaveH at May 31, 2007 11:18 AM